Searches for hotels in Dubai rise by 570%

British travellers are making the most of cut price hotel rooms in Dubai according to new figures from Hotels.com.

Searches for hotels in Dubai have risen by 570% since Dubai World’s announcement sparked a financial crisis in the Emirate, it is revealed.

Get luxury rooms at mid-range prices as top-end hotels cut rates

Travellers should shop around when booking their Christmas city breaks to secure an upgrade for less, according to leading accommodation site, Hotels.com*.

Eiffel Tower emerges as the “World’s Favourite Landmark” in global poll of 10,000 travellers

The Eiffel Tower has topped the Taj Mahal, Statue of Liberty and Golden Gate Bridge to be crowned the World’s Favourite Landmark according to a poll of more than 10,000 travellers from around the world.

One in six Britons fail to recognise the London skyline without one of its most memorable landmarks, Big Ben, new research from Hotels.com has shown. A staggering 17% of Brits were stumped by an image of their capital city when the iconic clock tower was airbrushed out of the picture.

Hotels.com selects rooms to sink your teeth into

With just a week to go before the second installment of the cult vampire saga, Twilight, hits UK screens, Hotels.com has put together its top hotel picks of vampire venues and werewolf whereabouts featured in the movie.

Searches for low season long-haul holidays rise by up to 200% as brits save for a rainy day

Credit-crunched Britons are increasingly looking to book holidays out of season in a bid to avoid peak prices and get the most from their holiday budgets, according to new findings*.

The cost of a night of luxury tumbles worldwide as top-end hotels cut rates

The average cost of top-end rooms around the world is on the slide, according to Hotels.com, which means that travellers’ money has never gone further.

Hotels.com offers its picks for a spooky experience this Halloween

According to the recent Fringe Weird Report, Britain is teeming with werewolves, aliens, ghosts and ghouls. So this October, there really is nowhere better to spend Halloween than the British Isles. Whether you fancy the bleak Yorkshire Moors or a good old-fashioned haunted house, check out our Hotels.com top five ‘Halloween Hotels’.

60% of holidaymakers admit to romance on holiday

Lucky-in-love Brits consider a romantic fling an essential part of the perfect holiday with just under two thirds (60%) admitting they have fallen for the charms of another whilst in a foreign land.

Searches rise for destinations where the Pound goes further

The plummeting pound has prompted a rush amongst British travellers to look for a getaway beyond the major Eurozone destinations. With the Euro almost at parity with the pound, the cost of a holiday in many continental cities has spiralled for Brits heading abroad.